Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Triton Makes First Cross-Country Flight; Arrives At Pax
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Thursday, completing its maiden flight across the country and moving closer to sensor payload testing. The […]
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Navy/USMCUCLASS RFP Delayed Pending Budget Review, Navy Says
The Navy has delayed the release of its Request For Proposals (RFP) for its envisioned unmanned carrier- launched aircraft until a budget review process is completed this fall, the service […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Conducts UAS Flights Aboard Ice Breaker In Arctic
Researchers from the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this month conducted a series of flight tests of a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard the Coast Guard […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Performs X-47B Flight Operations With Manned Aircraft For First Time
The Navy over the weekend performed a series of flight tests with the unmanned X-47B that the service said showed unmanned aircraft are compatible with manned carrier aviation without significant […]
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Air ForceF/A-18s, JDAMS Strike In Iraq
Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets employing laser-guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions–JDAM–bombs struck Islamist militants in Iraq on Friday in response to advances on the northern Kurdish city of Erbil, the Pentagon […]
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Unmanned SystemsUniversity of Maryland Launches New UAS Test Site
The University of Maryland (UMD) A. James Clark School of Engineering said Tuesday it is launching a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in southern Maryland. With support from […]
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ArmyArmy Examines Black Hornet As Proxy For Future Squad ISR, SA
The Army’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) is looking at Norway’s Prox Dynamics Black Hornet, a fit-in-your-hand aerial surveillance device for its Cargo Pocket Intelligence, Surveillance and […]
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ArmyNavy, Marines Developing Requirements For Unmanned Cargo
The Navy and Marine Corps have begun the process of outlining the requirements for an unmanned cargo helicopter but as of yet have not established a timeframe for declaring a […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Loses Attempt To Stop Search And Rescue UAV Flights
A Texas organization that uses unmanned aerial vehicles to search for missing persons is poised to resume flying this week after a federal appeals court dismissed a warning issued by […]
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Homeland SecuritySenate Appropriators Boost DoD Funding For UAS Coordination With Civil Agencies
Senate appropriators are recommending that the Pentagon increase its funding for coordinating with federal civilian agencies to improve the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Air Space. […]